Sunday, September 1, 2013

Sitz bath

Everyday I find some bizarre object in my barn. Today's find is apparently called a Sitz bath, hip bath, hipster or cowboy bathtub depending who you talk to and which country you find it in. I thought it was just an odd shaped galvanized bucket, but my knowledgeable friend William informed me that it was a very old hip bath, meant to wash the nether regions of a person.  Hmmm... how very Deadwood (in France), I thought.


After doing a little googling, I found that these suckers are pretty sought after by antiquers. And there is also a forum of antiquing enthusiasts who like to tout the joys of sitting in a warm one of these in front of the fire-- with a good book and a glass of wine. Um, okay. 

I figured that I could eventually clean it off and use it as a planter for the garden, or maybe a way to store my firewood next to one of the fireplaces. Then today, I found a use for it that was also very practical, yet terrifying for the boys' pugs. Let's just say that it washed more than their nether regions. I have a feeling they won't be coming withing 10 feet of one of these ever again.



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